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Alan M. Dershowitz / Christian Science Monitor:
Israel, Hamas, and moral idiocy — Much of the world's response is a false moral equivalence that simply encourages the terrorists. — Israel's decision to take military action against Hamas rocket attacks targeting its civilian population has been long in coming.
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Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
FLORIDASTAN: ISLAMIC ANTI JEW, PRO-HAMAS RALLY - THE HATRED OF THE GOOD — Federal building Broward Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Muslims rally against the Jewish state. — It was pandemonium. Muslims dress in full jihad garb juiced with .... hate.It looked like Halloween in Gaza.
William Sieghart / Times of London:
We must adjust our distorted image of Hamas — Gaza is a secular society where people listen to pop music, watch TV and many women walk the streets unveiled — Last week I was in Gaza. While I was there I met a group of 20 or so police officers who were undergoing a course in conflict management.
David Grossman / New York Times:
Fight Fire With a Cease-Fire — NOW, after the heavy blow that Israel has dealt to the Gaza Strip, we would do best to halt, turn to the leaders of Hamas and tell them: Until last Saturday, we restrained ourselves in responding to the thousands of Qassam rockets fired at us.
New York Times:
Israel Likely to Reject 48-Hour Cease-Fire Plan — Relatives Tuesday at the funeral of two sisters killed in an airstrike. More than 370 Palestinians have died, Palestinians say. More Photos > — JERUSALEM — Israel was expected on Wednesday to reject a proposal for a 48-hour cease-fire …
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Ali Akbar Dareini / Associated Press:
Volunteer suicide bombers in Iran seeking to attack Israel — TEHRAN, Iran - Hard-line Iranian student groups have asked the government to authorize volunteers to go carry out suicide bombings in Israel in response to the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip. — The government of President …
Gateway Pundit:Blogger Conference Call on Israel-Hamas War: Israel Expects Support …
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Evan Perez / Wall Street Journal:
Gonzales Defends Role in Antiterror Policies — WASHINGTON — Alberto Gonzales, who has kept a low profile since resigning as attorney general nearly 16 months ago, said he is writing a book to set the record straight about his controversial tenure as a senior official in the Bush administration.
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Pyrrhic Torture Trials — Should Bush administration officials be put on trial for crimes such as authorizing torture? — Personally, I'm just relieved to have this crowd heading out of office and its policies — on torture, on indefinite detention, on warrantless wiretapping …
Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Davis said thanks, but no thanks — WASHINGTON — Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.) would like to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate. The appointment was dangled before him last Wednesday. He turned it down. We discussed why when we talked Tuesday night …
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Peter Baker / The Caucus:
Moving Day for the Obamas — Even in a town where the hotels are swamped for the inauguration, it turns out to be easy to get a room if you're the one being inaugurated. — President-elect Barack Obama and his family will move to Washington this weekend in time for his daughters to start school, aides said Tuesday.
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:Obama's Â'One President' Philosophy Is Not One-Fit-All
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Paul Elias / Associated Press:
Influx of black renters raises tension in Bay Area — ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) - As more and more black renters began moving into this mostly white San Francisco Bay Area suburb a few years ago, neighbors started complaining about loud parties, mean pit bulls, blaring car radios, prostitution, drug dealing and muggings of schoolchildren.
Stephanie Clifford / New York Times:
Village Voice Lays Off Nat Hentoff and 2 Others — The troubled Village Voice laid off three employees Tuesday, including Nat Hentoff, the prominent columnist who has worked for the paper since 1958, contributing opinionated columns about jazz, civil liberties and politics.
David Johnston / New York Times:
Lobbyist Sues Times, Citing Report of McCain Ties — WASHINGTON — A Washington lobbyist sued The New York Times and several of its reporters and editors Tuesday, charging that the newspaper had falsely created an impression that she had engaged in an improper romantic relationship with Senator John McCain.
Wall Street Journal:
Let Detroit Build Profitable Cars — UAW chief Ron Gettelfinger doesn't seem to get the picture. Let's help him. — In the continuing battle over Detroit, UAW chief Ron Gettelfinger doesn't seem to get the picture. Let's help him. — With shareholders virtually wiped …
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